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مَصَتَ

Root: مصت

Form: 1

Full Definition

مَصَتَI , ([Present.T ـُ] Verbal.Noun مَصْتٌ TA,) Inivit puellam: [K:) dial. form of مصَدَ.
2 مَصَتَ النَّاقَةَ He laid hold upon the womb of the camel, and put in his hand, and extracted the water [i. e. the semen injected into it]. [See also مَسَطَ.]
3 مَصَتَ المِعَى He squeezed out what was in the intestine, or gut, with his fingers.
4 مَصَتَ It purged cattle; or relaxed them in the bowels.
5 مَصَتَ He squeezed an ulcer, so as to express the matter.
6 مَصَتَ He sucked saliva.
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